This article picks out the "noise" and meaning in the Sex Pistols as a band, as well as their sole album "Never Mind the Bollocks…," with an approach influenced by writers such as Karl Marx, Jacques Attali and Theodore Adorno.

This was a paper I had to write for a History of Music Education class. As a guitarist, I chose to write on Andres Segovia, a profound classical guitarist whose actions, I believe, aided the guitar into the school system.

These ten axemen hailing from various genres don't receive the recognition they clearly deserve; several of those listed arguably belong with the greats. Your agreement (or disagreement!) is of course welcomed.

This is a short article on the late Darrell Abbott's tone beyond his infamous Dean guitars equipped with Floyd Rose tremolo's and Bill Lawrence 500XL bridge pickups. Some of his gear was very specific to his sound and style beyond his instrument and it became what we now know as Dime's sound.